Age
1) The age range of the Scheme is from the 14 to the 24.
2) The minimum starting ages for each Award are:
The Framework
Bronze: 14 years old
Silver: 15 years old
Gold: 16 years old.
Subject to these minimum ages, entry may be for the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.
3) The latest date for entry into the Scheme is the 23rd birthday and the upper age limit for all participants is 24. All activities to count for an Award must be completed before the 25th birthday. Extensions can only be considered where illness, accident or unavoidable circumstances make this impossible, in which case requests are to be referred by Operating Authorities to the Award Office for consideration.
The Award of the Scheme
There are 3 Award Levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
The Sections of the Scheme
For each Award, those taking part have to complete the requirements of each of the 4 sections (5 sections for Gold Level):
Service
Skills
Physical Recreation
Adventurous Journey
Residential Project (Gold Level only)
Steps to attain the Award
Enquiry
AYP is about self-challenge and our programmes cover voluntary service and extra curricular activities. You should study the details before joining. You may find useful information in this website, or may visit Award Office/Operating Authorities for details. Some Operating Authorities may have specific recruitment targets and you may choose the suitable one to join.
To begin your AYP journey, you should purchase a record book through an Operating Authority. All Award activities should be recorded on the record book for evaluation. Only activities undertaken after the enrollment will be counted. You will be asked to provide personal information during the enrollment. Should there be changes on the information, you should inform Operating Authority immediately for correspondences update.
Enrollment
Selection of Activities
You may choose your activities according to your abilities and interests and please refer to the guidelines in AYP Handbook. Except Adventurous Journey Section, you may plan your Award activities for assessment. You may choose the same activity for different levels (e.g. choosing Karate for both the Bronze and Silver Level) and improvement should be shown in the advanced level.
You have to invite instructors to provide guidance to your selected activities. For activities organized by an individual body/institution, you can pick that instructor. Please inform the User Unit before the start of an activity; if the activities are chosen by you, that instructors have to be approved by User Units. The assessment of activities will be taken by experienced and knowledgeable assessors. In general, the assessor for Bronze/Silver Award activities will be the assessed instructor and you should invite them before the start of activity. The assessors of Gold Award level are appointed by respective Section Panel.
Invitation of Instructors
Approval of Activities
After inviting suitable instructors for assessing Bronze and Silver activities, you need to report your definite plan of actions to the leaders of your Operating Units. There is no set syllabus or common standard to achieve. You should set challenging, realistic and achievable goals within the time frame. For Gold Award activities, you need to present the plan to Section Panels at least 1 month before the starting date. Only activities recorded will be recognized with the approval from the Operating Units/Section Panels.
You should keep progress of the activities as scheduled and keep contact with the assessors to evaluate the progress of and performance.
Scheduling Progressed Activities
Record of Activities
You should keep record of the progress and details of the activities for assessors and Operating Authorities to review after completion.
Upon completion of the Award activities, you should ask your instructors and assessors to endorse on the record book to certify the progress and performance. Gold award participants shall meet the Section Panels to prove your activity record, where Section Panels will endorse for certification.
Endorsement
Attain the Award
Participant fulfilling the requirements for each Level will be awarded a certificate and a pin. Bronze Award Presentation will be organized by the Operating Authorities; Silver Award Presentation will be organized by the Award Office, and the Silver Awards will be presented by celebrities. Participants are required to complete the Notification of Attainment of Silver Award before the deadline of presentation ceremony (Some Operating Authorities may have special arrangements for their participants). Gold Awards will be presented by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Participants are required to complete the Notification of Attainment of Gold Award and hand in their record books before the deadline.
Start your Award Journey
Forms for participants
